The Shepherd Center?s Holiday High Tea Fundraiser will be held at 10:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Thursday at River Oaks Arts Center.

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That's what makes the Shepherd Center Holiday High Tea special. It's an opportunity for Central Louisiana to experience a British tradition without having to travel.

As fundraisers go, the Holiday High Tea -- today in Alexandria -- is in a league of its own. There are plenty of galas and cash bars and big to-dos, but the High Tea is "a more intimate affair," said Shirley Nassif Hunter, a Shepherd Center board member and high tea volunteer. ...